Ace of Aces (Paperback)

E.C.R. Baker

ISBN 10: 1913727017 / ISBN 13: 9781913727017

Published by Silvertail Books, Ferndown, 2020

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Paperback. In terms of enemy aircraft shot down or destroyed, Squadron Leader Thomas 'Pat' Pattle was the greatest fighter pilot of the Second World War.A South African who flew with the RAF, Pattle was an airman of outstanding skills and leadership who became the Allies' top-scoring fighter pilot after winning scores of stunning victories in deadly aerial combat.But for years after the war ended, Pattle was virtually an unsung hero because the records of his extraordinary achievements were destroyed amid the turmoil of war.Compiled with the help of surviving pilots and members of the squadrons with which Pattle fought in the air over Greece, ACE OF ACES is a gripping and authoritative account of his amazing flying career, and the book which finally brought Pattle the recognition he so richly deserved. PAT PATTLE WAS A LEGEND IN THE RAF HE WAS FAR AND AWAY THE GREATEST ACE THE MIDDLE EAST WAS EVER TO SEE, WITH AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF VICTORIES TO HIS CREDIT Roald Dahl Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ace of Aces (Paperback)
• Publisher: Silvertail Books, Ferndown
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913727017
• ISBN 13: 9781913727017
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

‘Pat Pattle was a legend in the RAF … he was far and away the greatest ace the Middle East was ever to see, with an astronomical number of victories to his credit’ Roald Dahl

In terms of enemy aircraft shot down or destroyed, Squadron Leader Thomas ‘Pat’ Pattle was the greatest fighter pilot of the Second World War.

A South African who flew with the RAF, Pattle was an airman of outstanding skills and leadership who became the Allies’ top-scoring fighter pilot after winning scores of stunning victories in deadly aerial combat.

But for years after the war ended, Pattle was virtually an unsung hero because the records of his extraordinary achievements were destroyed amid the turmoil of war.

Compiled with the help of surviving pilots and members of the squadrons with which Pattle fought in the air over Greece, ACE OF ACES is a gripping and authoritative account of his amazing flying career, and the book which finally brought Pattle the recognition he so richly deserved.

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‘This book … deserves the attention of serious historians of WWII and leaves no doubt Pat Pattle was an outstanding pilot’ Flying Review International

‘Thrills galore’ Daily Mirror

‘Sleuth-like Baker has built up a case to put Pattle to the top of the list of British Aces’ Scotsman

‘The absolute ace of the RAF’ Glasgow Herald

‘Excellent’ Daily Telegraph

‘As a flyer and aerial shot, (Pattle) was unbeatable’ News of the World

‘One of the unsung heroes of the war in the air, a brilliant pilot and tactician’ Evening Chronicle

‘Pat Pattle was in fact the greatest fighter pilot in the RAF in WWII’ Yorkshire Post